Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-18
OMAHA WHOLESALE MARKETS
Produce, Fruits, Etc.

The fOllO,Cing are the prices at phich
round lots of produce are sold on this mar
ket. Fruits on other lines of goods requiring
extra labor OF packing cannot dt,Cdys be
supplied on outside orders at the same prices
quoted the local trade. .'t
BUTTER-Receipts were very heavy and
prices showed an inclination to weaken, al
though the only reduction marked is ip choice
dairy which goes down another cent Quota
tions are now Creamery, solid packed, is
quoted at 22@24c; choice dairy, 17(919c;
medium, 18(0lSc; low grades, 1O012c.
EGGs-Are in fair supply, with the demand
somewhat limited, and while some sales are
reported at 33c, we mark down prices 1c at
2l029c, and lSc for lined.
CHEEsE-Stcady and in moderate demand,
with prices quoted unchanged. Fancy full
cream cheddars, single, l2c; full cream TWINS,
i2Si&3c; i22i young Americas, l3c; brick cheese,
100 lbs in case, 15c; Limburger, 100 lbs in
case, 13c. In less quantities, 14(91415c;
Swiss domestic, l64lSc.
PouLTRY-Nothing new can be said of this,
except that the continued fine weather has
tendency to weaken prices. Turkeys have
been marked down but other quotations are
unchanged Live chickens, Sl.750p3, 90 per
dozen; choice fowls, s1S042,25 per dozen
Dressed chickens, 607d per pound. Turkeys,
7Q99c Ducks, 7(09c. Geese Sfl0c. ''''
GAME-Is in fair supply but the demand
for the holidays prevents the accumulation
of stock Quails, which few days ago were
a drug, are now somewhat scarce, but prices
are still given unchanged as follows:
Prairie Chickens, s4.oO9+.25; mallard
ducks, sl,5O@l.75; sniPe, 81 %; jack rabbits,
81. 3.OO@3,15 per dozen; small rabbits, sl00
per doz; deer, case; antelope, 76d9c; deer sad
dies, e@llc; antelope, 1s914c; geese, S.oO@
400 81 z" itfSa
ORANGEs-Some sales of Florida oranges
have been reported at lower figures than our
quotations give, but taking view of the en-
tirc market we quote Louisiana. oranges at
S400(@i.2? per box, and Florila at a 2256l4 20.
TURNIPs-Are scarce and command fair
prices. Quotations are firm AZ follows. Fair
to good stock 40950c; rutabagas ,h0t6f0c
AppLEs-Prices of apples for shipment
have to be marked up from this date, as, al
though some sales have been made at 81 90
quote: Eastern fruit, S3.251350; fair to
choice stock, s3,5o@s.'5; fancy stock 1915
@I.Q0 x" o."
SWEET PorATors-Prices are steady and
quoted at 2@2l5c per ID with some fine at &c.
PoTAroEs-Supply light, demand prices ad-
vancing. We now quote Si.000r1.l0 for
Utah and Colo RADIO stock and choice home
grown at sO9s5c; common grades at 80
(l65c.
CRANBERRIEs-Bell g. Cherry, 50. .5O(a 10. 90;
Bell " Buglc, Sl05O9ll.0 90; Cape Gods, Sll.00
@ll.50.
CALIFoRNI. FRuIrs-Pears, sa.5O@a.75; ex-
ira fine, $500.
GRArEs-Malagas, Sc. 5O@7 90 per bbl, with
ONE extra fine sold at $7.501S:OO.
CARRoTs-Are in better supply at 81 2592. so
ser barrel -
BEANs-Good stock s2.000a 30; fair to
good, sl.6O(G l.s0, and Californ,a6eans at g.. %
@240.
CABBAoE-Is still in fair demand and finds
ready sale at $l.00 per dozen, California
cabbage easier at 2l9(d3c per lb.. t.-.
PARsNIrs-New stock is quoted at $3.50 per
barrel. e
/ OSIoNs-Homo grown steady at 75Cas5c;
Spanish onions, per 50-lb crate sl.75@2OO
OYsTERs-Plain standard, 25c; plain Sc
lects, soc; standard, soc; extra selects, 35c;
New York counts, 40c Bulk oysters, counts,
sl,S5 per 100; selects, goo per gal; standard,
81. 81 per gal.
CAULIgIowER-Go0d stock s..6oSasO.